In the lush fields of Punjab germinates a scary tale.

Traces of uranium and other radioactive, heavy metals have been found in the groundwater in Punjab, the Government has said.

An eight-member central team comprising members from the Planning Commission, Central Water Board and drainage experts on Monday visited the water-logged villages in Muktsar, where a large swath of

Out of 10 families in a street, 8 hit by the disease. The high concentration of cancer cases was earlier reported in villages of Talwandi Sabo block of Bathinda district.

Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) and three public sector oil companies — Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) — have entered into joint venture agreements for setting up three cross-country natural gas transmission pipelines.

According to a statement filed with the Bombay Stock Exchange, the GSPL-led consortium executed the agreements on April 30 for developing the pipelines of 3,995 km.

The 20-day closure of the Sirhind canal has endangered power generation at Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant, Lehra Mohabbat.

New Delhi After fuel, India is offering to export natural gas to Pakistan to help it tide over a gas crisis.

State-owned GAIL’s just-commissioned natural gas pipeline from the West coast to Bhatinda in Punjab is barely 25 km away from the Pakistan border and the gas utility is proposing that the line can be extended to Lahore in no time, sources with knowledge of the development said.

Bathinda: A nuclear physicist, Hardev Singh Vir, would be conducting an independent study on the source of uranium and to ascertain whether it is to blame for the high incidence of cancer cases in

The Centre has awarded the Rs 855-crore Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar gas pipeline project to Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL).

Plan To Transfer 500MW From Amritsar, Surplus Diesel From Bathinda Refinery